Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014

1. Introduction

2. Background and Policy Objectives

3. Consultation

4. Overview

5. Commentary on Sections

   1. Establishment of new schemes

      1. Section 1: Schemes for persons in public service

      2. Section 2: Responsible authority for schemes

      3. Section 3: Scheme regulations

   2. Governance

      1. Section 4: Scheme manager

      2. Section 5: Pension board

      3. Section 6: Pension board: information

      4. Section 7: Scheme advisory board

   3. Design

      1. Section 8: Types of scheme

      2. Section 9: Revaluation

      3. Section 10: Pension age

   4. Cost Control

      1. Section 11: Valuations

      2. Section 12: Employer cost cap

      3. Section 13: Employer contributions in funded schemes

   5. Administration

      1. Section 14: Information about benefits

      2. Section 15: Information about schemes

      3. Section 16: Records

      4. Section 17: Regulatory oversight

   6. Transitional

      1. Section 18: Restriction of existing pension schemes

      2. Section 19: Closure of existing injury and compensation schemes

      3. Section 20: Final salary link

   7. Procedure for scheme regulations

      1. Section 21: Consultation

      2. Section 22: Procedure for protected elements

      3. Section 23: Procedure for retrospective provision

      4. Section 24: Other procedure

   8. New schemes: supplementary

      1. Section 25: Extension of schemes

      2. Section 26: Non-scheme benefits

      3. Section 27: Consequential and minor amendments

   9. Existing schemes: supplementary

      1. Section 28: Existing local government schemes

      2. Section 29: Existing schemes for civil servants: extension of access

      3. Section 30: Police pensions

   10. Public body pension schemes

       1. Section 31: New public body pension schemes

       2. Section 32: Restriction of certain existing public body pension schemes

       3. Section 33: Existing public body pension schemes: pension age

   11. General

       1. Section 34: General Interpretation

       2. Section 35: Regulations, orders and directions

   12. Final

       1. Section 36: Financial provision

       2. Section 37: Commencement

       3. Schedule 1: Persons in public service: definitions

       4. Schedule 2: Responsible authorities

       5. Schedule 3: Scope of scheme regulations: supplementary matters

       6. Schedule 4: Regulatory oversight

       7. Schedule 5: Existing pension schemes

       8. Schedule 6: Existing injury and compensation schemes

       9. Schedule 7: Final salary link

       10. Schedule 8: Consequential and minor amendments

       11. Schedule 9: Existing schemes for civil servants: extension of access

6. Hansard Reports